The Arts House

What a superb week is ahead for lovers of Independent Cinema! From those Made In Cork to the enormous selection of international films from all over the world, there are some amazing screenings this week in The Ark Cinema in Cork City Centre. Mick Hannigan and Úna Feely joined Elmarie Mawe live in Studio to chat about it!

WHAT A NIGHT is ahead for Cork with the Cork Concert Orchestra as Neil Thomson returns from Brazil to conduct, in a programme which includes the fantastic music from Star Wars and Close Encounters of the Third Kind and more, in a lead-up to a phenomenal second half with The Planets by Holst, AND a special screening with permission by NASA into the bargain! Don't miss it! Over 100 musicians on stage. Wow. Neil Thomson and Adrian O Mahony from the Cork Concert Orchestra joined Elmarie Mawe in studio.

There was a huge gathering for the launch of Ricky Lynch's latest art exhibition in Counihan's this week. It's well worth calling in to, and it was launched by Cllr Kieran McCarthy. Elmarie spoke to him and to the artist himself, Ricky Lynch, as they stood outside for a breather during the evening.

Another fantastic season of talks from the Cork Decorative and Fine Arts Society is in store - and already up and running! As Conor Tallon found out when he spoke to Tom Spalding.

Cónal Creedon is quite simply one of Ireland's greatest writers, and how he writes about Cork is something we only appreciate more and more. Whether it's short story, or essay or in this case, theatre, you will never forget the insight into the human spirit which shines through his work. His play "After Luke" runs at the Cork Arts Theatre this week, and Conor Tallon spoke to its director Leon Danza.

What a film scene we have in Cork! And IndieCork Film Festival is such a vital part of that. Conor Tallon spoke to Mick Hannigan to preview this year's festival!

Conor Tallon chatted to William Hammond about the 45th Cork International Folk Festival, which once again has a fantastic lineup of gigs celebrating some amazing musicians!

Elmarie relished the chance to see a different side to Ross Browne in studio, as he came in to share some of his more serious writing and talk about the work he has underway at the moment. Known and famed for his Stand-Up shows, for his writing credits for series like The Young Offenders on the BBC, and for the award-winning larks he brings to Breakfast Radio on Cork's 96FM every morning with Lorraine Murphy, it was just great to have a chance to let Ross show another aspect to the work he has in hand at the moment.